Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (114)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:railway
|
| gptkbp:acquired |
gptkb:Chicago,_Burlington_and_Quincy_Railroad_Company
Burlington Route |
| gptkbp:cargo_types |
yes
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
gptkb:1980
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1856
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Transcontinental railroad
important in the development of the American West |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
|
| gptkbp:key_people |
gptkb:John_C._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Robert_M._Mc_Culloch gptkb:Walter_J._Mc_Nerney gptkb:Charles_E._Perkins gptkb:William_B._Ogden |
| gptkbp:merged_with |
gptkb:Northern_Pacific_Railway
gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Railroad |
| gptkbp:notable_person |
gptkb:Charles_E._Perkins
gptkb:William_B._Ogden |
| gptkbp:notable_products |
Passenger trains
Freight services |
| gptkbp:operates_in |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:operational_status |
defunct
|
| gptkbp:parent_company |
gptkb:Burlington_Northern,_Inc.
|
| gptkbp:passenger_capacity |
yes
|
| gptkbp:railway_line |
gptkb:Burlington_Line
Chicago to Milwaukee Chicago to Kansas City Chicago to the Pacific Northwest Chicago to St. Louis Chicago to Denver Chicago to St. Paul Chicago to Des Moines Chicago to Omaha Chicago to Minneapolis Chicago to Cedar Rapids Chicago to Cedar Rapids via Iowa City Chicago to Denver via Cheyenne Chicago to Des Moines via Fort Dodge Chicago to Kansas City via Topeka Chicago to Lincoln Chicago to Lincoln via Omaha Chicago to Madison Chicago to Milwaukee via Waukesha Chicago to Minneapolis via St. Paul Chicago to Omaha via Lincoln Chicago to Peoria Chicago to Peoria via Bloomington Chicago to Quincy Chicago to Rock Island Chicago to Rock Island via Moline Chicago to Sioux City Chicago to Sioux City via Fort Dodge Chicago to St. Paul via Minneapolis Chicago to Fort Worth Chicago to the Atlantic Coast Chicago to the Central Plains Chicago to the Great Lakes Chicago to the Great Plains Chicago to the Gulf Coast Chicago to the Northeast Chicago to the Northern Plains Chicago to the Pacific Coast Chicago to the Rocky Mountains Chicago to the Southeast Chicago to the Southern Plains Chicago to the Southwest Chicago to the Upper Midwest Chicago to Denver via the Moffat Tunnel Chicago to the Atlantic Coast Region Chicago to the Central Plains Region Chicago to the Central Rockies Chicago to the Central Rockies Region Chicago to the Central United States Chicago to the Desert Southwest Chicago to the Desert Southwest Region Chicago to the Eastern Rockies Chicago to the Eastern Rockies Region Chicago to the Eastern United States Chicago to the Great Lakes Region Chicago to the Gulf Coast Region Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico Chicago to the Northern Plains Region Chicago to the Northern Rockies Chicago to the Northern Rockies Region Chicago to the Northern United States Chicago to the Northwest Chicago to the Pacific Coast Region Chicago to the Pacific Northwest Region Chicago to the Rocky Mountain Region Chicago to the Southern Plains Region Chicago to the Southern Rockies Chicago to the Southern Rockies Region Chicago to the Southern United States Chicago to the Western Rockies Chicago to the Western Rockies Region Chicago to the Western United States |
| gptkbp:revenue |
$1.2 billion (1970)
|
| gptkbp:route |
1,200 miles
approximately 5,000 miles Chicago to Quincy |
| gptkbp:served_in |
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkb:Quincy,_Illinois |
| gptkbp:service_area |
gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
|
| gptkbp:subsidiaries |
gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Santa_Fe_Corporation
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Railroad
gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Santa_Fe_Corporation |
| gptkbp:track_gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| gptkbp:train_types |
gptkb:Class_I_railroad
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
CBQ
Burlington Route logo |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
|